“Swing!” Sherman said he told Williams in a daring tone. “He told me was going to swing, and he swung. That’s what he did, and that’s that. He thought I was going to be scared. I’m not scared.”

The 6’5 Williams landed more of a mush than a punch, but the result was still the same. Sherman was asked if it was from trash talk throughout the game, or just a buildup of all the talk he’s done this season.

“I guess so,” he said. “You know, the playoffs, everybody gets a little frustrated. You lose, your season’s over. I guess you can call it frustration. But you never want to be involved in that. I wasn’t looking for anything. I was trying to shake hands. That’s how it happens sometimes.”

I can appreciate the fact that Sherman is going to be who he is going to be, it also helps that he can ball.